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Brugsch, Heinrich
Egypt under the pharaohs: a history derived entirely from the monuments — London, 1891

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344 THE INSCRIPTION OF ITAMMAMAT ch. xit.

(11) Then did the king give directions to the scribe of the
holy sciences, Ra-messu-akhtu-heb, and to the scribe of Pharaoh,
Hora, and to the seer, User-maat-Ra-nekhtu, of the temple of Amsu-
Hor, and of Isis in Coptos, to seek a suitable site for (12) a temple
on the mountain of Bukhan. When they had gone (thither) [they
found a fit place], which was very good. There were great quarries
of granite.

And the king issued a command, and gave directions to the
chief priest of Amen, and the chief architect (13) Ramessu-nekhtu,
to bring such (monuments) to Egypt.

These are the distinguished councillors, who were in his com-
pany (namely) :

The royal councillor User-maat-Ra-se-kheper,

The royal councillor Nekhtu-Amen,

And the Adon Kha-m-thir of the warriors,

The treasurer Kha-m-thir,

(14) The superintendent of the quarry, Prince Amen-mas of the
city (Thebes),

The superintendent of the quarry and overseer of the (holy)
herds, Bek-en-Khonsu, of the temple of User-maat-Ra-meri-
Amen,

The colonel of the war chariots, Nekhtu-Amen of the court,
The scribe of the enlistment of the warriors, Suanar,

(15) The scribe of the Adon of the warriors, Ramessu-nekhtu,
20 scribes of the warriors,

20 superior officials of the court administration,
The colonel of the marshal's-men of the warriors, Kha-m-maat-
anar,

20 marshal's-men of the warriors,

(16) 50 captains of the two-horse chariots,

50 superiors of the seers, superintendents of the (holy) animals,
seers, scribes, and land surveyors,
5,000 people of the warriors,

(17) 200 foremen of the guild of the fishermen,

800 redskins (Erythrseans, Aperiu) from the tribes of Ain (be-
tween the Red Sea and the Nile),

2,000 house servants of the house of Pharaoh,

1 Adon as chief overseer (of these),
50 men of the police (Mazai),

The superintendent of the works of art, Nekhtu-Amen,

3 architects for the workmen of the (18) quarries,
130 quarrymen and masons,

2 draftsmen,

4 sculptors ;
 
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